North Klawatti Glacier

North Klawatti Glacier
North Klawatti Glacier
North Klawatti Glacier
Location in Washington
TypeValley glacier
LocationNorth Cascades National Park, Skagit County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates48°33′55″N 121°04′39″W / 48.56528°N 121.07750°W / 48.56528; -121.07750
Length1.4 mi (2.3 km)
TerminusIcefall
StatusRetreating

North Klawatti Glacier lies in a cirque to the east of Austera Peak, North Cascades National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is approximately 1.4 mi (2.3 km) in length, .40 mi (0.64 km) in width at its widest and descends from 7,800 to 6,000 ft (2,400 to 1,800 m), where it terminates above Klawatti Lake. An arête divides North Klawatti Glacier from Klawatti Glacier to the south. In 1993, it had an area of 1.48 km2. The North Klawatti Glacier was one of four glaciers selected for glacier mass balance research. From 1993 (when monitoring began) to 2013 the glacier had lost ~8 m of thickness.